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Heterophile — is an alternate term to heterosexual and once competed with it for currency, but only did so successfully in Scandinavia. It is a parallel concept to homophile .In Scandinavia and Finland, the word heterofil is a gender neutral term, like… … Wikipedia
hétérophile — [eteʀɔfil] adj. ÉTYM. XXe; de hétéro , et phile. ❖ ♦ Biol. Se dit de substances antigéniques décelables chez des êtres vivants appartenant à des espèces différentes … Encyclopédie Universelle
heterophile — het·ero·phile het ə rə .fīl or het·er·o·phil .fil also het·er·o·phil·ic .het ə rə fil ik adj relating to or being any of a group of antigens in organisms of different species that induce the formation of antibodies which will cross react with the … Medical dictionary
Heterophile antibody test — The test is sensitive for heterophile antibodies produced by the human immune system in response to EBV infection. The monospot test, a form of the heterophile antibody test,[1] is a rapid test for infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein–Barr… … Wikipedia
Heterophile Antikörper — Als heterophilen Antikörpern werden unspezifische Antikörper bezeichnet, die mit gegen Zellen oder sonstige Antigene einer anderen Art kreuzreagieren und die falsch positive Ergebnisse in der Diagnostik hervorrufen können. Ein bekanntes Beispiel… … Deutsch Wikipedia
heterophile — adjective Able to react immunologically with material from another species See Also: heterogenetic … Wiktionary
heterophile — n. white blood cell which can be easily stained with neutral dyes, neutrophil … English contemporary dictionary
heterophile — het·er·o·phile … English syllables
heterophile — … Useful english dictionary
heterophile antibody — An antibody raised against an antigen from one species that also reacts against antigens from other species. Also used of systems such as the Forssman antigen where antibody against antigens from a variety of species is present without… … Dictionary of molecular biology
